LIFE IN THE SEA

Samuel Olayiwola

GCSE English

speaking and Listening Assessment

Date 21/10/14

CONTENT o Introductiono Different creature in the sea and what

makes them special o Newly discovered creature in the seao Well known sea creatureo History of blue whaleo Amazing fact about blue whaleo Blue whale life style. o Conclusion o Question time.

Introduction When you row slowly and gently in the sea,

you’re entering another world, full of strangest creatures on the planet. Fish of all shapes and sizes swim in the oceans but not everything that lives beneath the waves is a fish. Down on the seabeds, crabs scuttle into their burrows and giant squids peer through the darkest, deepest waters with their football-sized eyes. Discover some of the bizarre creatures that live beneath the waves.

MadtomNorse shackOcean sunfishPilot fish Queen danioRabbitfishSea devilTilapiaUnicorn fishViperfishwallagoYellow fin crokerZander

Different creatures in the

sea

1. African glass catfish

2. Blue whale

3. California halibut

4. Earthworm eel

5. Eelblenny

6. Fathead sculpin

7. Ganges shark

8. Hamlet

9. Ice fish

10.Jack

11.Kingfish

12.longfin

Kiwi fish is felt scaly and was quite firm, almost jelly-like, and you couldn't see anything inside aside from this orange little blob inside it.

Newly discovered creature in the sea

KIWI FISH

HORSE FISH Known as SEAHORSE

• Seahorses are mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout

the world• Size (1.5 to 35cm)

Well known sea creature

History of blue whale

Intensive hunting in the 1900s by whalers seeking whale oil drove them to the brink of extinction. Hundreds of thousands of whales were killed. The 1966 International Whaling Commission finally gave them protection, although they have only recovered slightly since then. It is estimated that only10,000-25,000 blue

whales now swim the world's oceans

AMAZING FACT ABOUT BLUE WHALE

The Blue Whale is the largest creature ever have lived on earth

At 30 metres in length and 170 tonnes or more in weight.

The heart of one blue whale was recorded at nearly 700 kg (about 1,500 pounds).

blue whales are one of the loudest animals on the planet

Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant. Their hearts, as much as a car

Females breed only once every three years and gestation is between 11-12months. Females usually

only have one young.

Blue whale life style

They mainly catch their food by diving, and descend to depths of approximately 500m.

Blue whale is a deep-water hunter so they usually come to the surface of the sea to breathe.

They communicate with each other using a series of low frequency pulses, groans, and moans.

They normally travel 30mile per hour Some have lived up to 110 years.

Conclusion

Whales are one of the few wild animals that are commonly friendly to humans

they encounter. Many people feel that we have an obligation to preserve these

intelligent and special animals. I will love to see more them all over the world.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Blue_Whale

Thanks for listening.